PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Drogo (ranked 6762 p4p, 742 weight class) and Joe Ruden (ranked 6087 p4p, 713 weight class). Joe Ruden has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Drogo
vs
Ruden

196 cm
44
212 lbs
23 - 19 - 0

187 cm
39
215 lbs
22 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karl Drogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Ruden!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruden throws a low kick, looking for Drogo's leg but Drogo calmly moves out of range.
Ruden finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ruden slips a straight right by Drogo.
Drogo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ruden stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Drogo is looking to slow Ruden down with leg kicks.
Ruden misses with a leg kick.
As Ruden backs away, Drogo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Karl Drogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruden throws out a loose jab but Drogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruden fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Drogo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ruden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruden is looking to land body kicks.

Ruden gets a takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Ruden stops Drogo from getting back to his feet.
Ruden looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Ruden is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Drogo is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ruden.
Ruden tries to pass to full mount but Drogo defends it.

Ruden is working for a kimura but Drogo is defending it quite comfortably.
Ruden drops an elbow to the side of Drogo's head.
Ruden landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ruden wants to free his trapped foot but Drogo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Drogo is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruden thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Drogo's head.
Ruden missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ruden wants to free his trapped foot but Drogo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Drogo manages to get to full guard.
Ruden lands a couple of elbows.
Ruden in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Drogo controls Ruden momentarily but Ruden frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruden trying to control the position from guard on top but Drogo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruden stands and throws Drogo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ruden lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Drogo taking punishment in the form of punches.

Drogo is rocked!
Ruden in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Drogo looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Ruden turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Ruden!
A very excited looking Joe Ruden made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.